One Wrong Click and Your Business is Hacked
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7 Little Known Ways Hackers Access Your Accounts
Hackers don’t just rely on hacking or guessing passwords—they exploit overlooked vulnerabilities like default settings, reused credentials and social engineering techniques. Hackers have more tricks up their sleeves than you realise, so checkout our blog and stay one step ahead.
If You Find a USB Drive – Destroy It!
Hackers are counting on people’s curiosity and willingness to help out and deliberately leave malicious USB in company car parks and other public places. Once you plugged that drive into your computer, they can then steal or encrypt data or control your computer in the background. Learn about the risk and how to avoid it, in out latest blog article.
The Biggest Vulnerabilities that Hackers are Feasting on Right Now
If you are not patching & updating your systems regularly, you could be susceptible to a data breach. Learn about the biggest vulnerabilities hackers are feasting on right now.
Beware Of These Social Media Scams
Think twice about filling in seemingly harmless online surveys that tell you your “superhero” name or predict something else. These can be set up by hackers to get your personal details for identity theft. Learn more by reading our blog article….
Staff Security Training
It is a sad but true fact that your employees are your number one cyber-security threat. They are often the
Keeping Your Hardware Safe and Secure
You probably are already patching your software but are you doing anything for the firmware that keeps your devices working? Read our latest blog to learn why you also need to patch your devices firmware.
Cyber-crime Is Now the World’s Biggest Crime
The most reported crime in the world right now is cyber crime and online fraud. This blog article explains the
8 Cyber Security Tips To Help Secure Your Business
Cyber security and Internet attacks has been all over the Australian media recently after the recent press conference from The Prime Minister – Scott Morrison. This has created some concern amongst business owners so we put together this brief list on some ways they can help protect their companies.
Are You Protected Against Leakware?
Cybercriminals have a new tactic – encrypting your #data and extorting money. The new twist is if you don’t pay that they’ll make your stolen, sensitive information public. Leakware can put your business and its employees, customers or citizens at risk. There are ways to fortify your defenses. Learn more with our latest article! #cybercrime
What is a Firewall and Why Do They Matter?
Many people have heard the term “firewall”, especially in movies. But what is it exactly? In this article, we talk about what a firewall is and how it can protect your business.
How the Bad Guys Get Your Passwords
Passwords are an essential part to your businesses cybersafety. If, like the rest of us, you have dozens of passwords
The Dark Web and How it Can Affect Your Business
Every Internet user should already know that the internet has many people looking to exploit the Web for ill intent.
5 Urban Computer Myths Debunked
There are many common myths about computers. In this blog article we debunk 5 common urban myths.
Securing Your Business
In this article, we share with you the amount of people impacted by cybersecurity incidents and how you can prevent becoming one of them.
Don’t Fall Victim to the Webcam Blackmail Scam
Many of our clients have reported recent messages from individuals claiming to have intercepted their username and password. These emails
Has Your Email Been Hijacked?
A common complaint by many users lately has been spam emails appearing to come from their own accounts. Despite not knowing why, reports of business colleagues, suppliers, clients and even friends and family, receiving spam email that appears to come from them has many people worried.
Invest In Your IT Security – Before It Is Too Late!
The rule “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is common for many business owners. It can serve to protect your business against unnecessary costs and unneeded downtime. While protecting your business against many types of danger, it poses a large threat when it comes to your IT security.
Why Hackers Target Small Businesses
This articles will help you identifying precisely how criminals target businesses to help protect you from the most devastating attacks out there.
Have You Been Hacked?
Being hacked is the single biggest fear for most computer users. Many people believe the first sign of strange behavior or errors on their PC is a sign of being hacked. But are hackers really inside your machine, roaming around madly and stealing your information? Or should we be on the lookout for other more subtle signs? What does being hacked really look like and what can I do to help prevent it happening?
Why Multi-Factor Authentication is Important
The point of using MFA is to make hackers’ lives harder and prevent them from easily getting into your accounts even if they have your username and password.
The True and Unexpected Costs of Being Hacked
There are the normal costs everyone associates with a computer breach, like employee downtime and the costs associated with getting your network and computers fixed. But really, most businesses that haven’t been hit with a security incident view it as more of an inconvenience than a bottom-line cost. For those businesses who have come out the other side though they know from firsthand experience that the hidden and ongoing costs of a data breach can be crippling and that IT security exists to protect your business on multiple levels. Here are a few of the hard, but common cold hard realities of life after a hack.
Fake Invoice Attacks Are on the Rise – Here’s How to Spot Them
Businesses around the world are being targeted with a cyber-attack that sends victims a fake invoice that looks real enough to fool to most people. It is based on an old scam that used to see invoices faxed or mailed to the victims and now it has made its way into the digital world and instances are on the rise.
This blog lists the types of invoice attacks you may receive.
Office 365 & Email Security
As an IT Expert, I get client calls and emails asking me about various emails they receive and whether that particular email is fake or real – almost all time the emails are fake.
To help my clients and others in a similar situation I’ve put together a video that goes through some security tips on how to protect your self from hackers and phishing attempts.
Don’t Become a Victim of Social Engineering
What is social engineering and how can you protect your business?
How To Stay Cyber Safe When Travelling
With cloud computing people are embracing the flexibility of working away from the office (whether at home or travelling) and working by simply accessing